Very good game. Valiant effort by GSW without Steph. They came close to pulling it off.
Big loss though. This was the type of game you gotta see through. Kuminga was huge with 30pts off the bench on 11-18 FGA 6reb 3ast 2blk. He is such an inconsistent player. You cannot count on production like that from him. You gotta capitalize on it when it arrives. That is why they needed this game so much. Next game, Kuminga will likely play far worse and GSW will have a much tougher competing with the Wolves.
This is the type of loss that can kill your chances in a series.
I felt somewhat the same about OKC losing the other night when they got a huge game from J-Dub and a big game from Chet as well.
J-Dub reminds me so much of Scottie Pippen. Such a consistent player in terms of defense, rebounding, ball-handling, and passing ... but an inconsistent scorer. Just like Scottie was.
J-Dub had a career night and they failed to capitalize on it and get the win. SGA struggled with his scoring. He found other ways to help but that was a game OKC needed to win.
Gotta turn those big nights from secondary stars into wins. When you fail to do that, you often lose the series.
